THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY
RISKS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH
OPPORTUNITY
EDUCATION
SAFETY
less likely to use health services, with serious consequences for their health
Very poor and vulnerable people may have to make harsh choices
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the burden of illness may result in unhealthy sacrifices such as selling property and going without food to pay for medications
Lack of food, clean water and sanitation can be fatal
Sacrifice education to begin working to help meet the household’s costs.
Overcrowded and poor living decisions increases the risk of air borne diseases such as Tuberculosis and Pneumonia
Increase in HIV, diarrhoea, tuberculosis and malaria
Toxic Stress
Children living in poverty are more likely to develop chronic illnesses, including asthma and obesity.
children who live with food insecurity are likely to be sick more often, miss more school, and are hospitalized more frequently
EFFECTS ON PARENTS
prolonged stress, thereby increasing the production of stress hormones
More likely to live in environments with higher crime and violence rates
disproportionately likely to attend schools in districts with fewer resources
Most do not attend college or receive a higher education
prolonged stress, thereby increasing the production of stress hormones
Higher depression rates and anxiety
Most relive the cycle of poverty
Limited job opportunities
No financial guidance or support
With multiple children, the expenses increases and adds more work load to parents
Lack of financial support to pursue a college degr
the lack of sanitation is higher
INFORMATION SOURCES
Murphey, 2014. 5 Ways Poverty Harms Children. Retrieved September 12, 2020, from https://www.childtrends.org/publications/5-ways-poverty-harms-children)
Marino, 2019. The Effects of Poverty on Children. Retrieved September 12, 2020, from https://www.focusforhealth.org/effects-poverty-on-children/)
Roberts, 2018. Key Facts: Poverty and Poor Health: Health Poverty Action. Retrieved September 12, 2020, from https://www.healthpovertyaction.org/news-events/key-facts-poverty-and-poor-health/)
Sacrifices for survival often result in endangerment
Lack of job opportunities require no academic acheivement
Disadvantages Due to Parental Lifestyles
Being unaware of the opprotunities
behavioral issues/ management
lack of financial support to obtain and use healthcare
lack of parental supervision because of work overload
lower life expectancy
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